Blue Hill Turning Point Crab 2yr Old Bare Root Tree

Some trees can produce fruit each year as sure as the sun comes up tomorrow, and Turning Point™ is just one of those trees. This grafted apple crab produces heavy crops of giant crabs to 2″+ sweet apples annually that hold well to the tree and drop from Mid-October well on through winter. A good portion of this fruit will fall during Late October and into November for most of the country’s northern half. If you’re like me, you want your property to peak in November. I like that the Turning Point™ tree ripens unevenly and gives me a substantial drop during a pivotal point in buck movement in November here in the NorthEast. Turning point™ apple is a Late-season apple by the sheer fact that it produces so much that the drop continues well into winter. This apple tree shows strong resistance to C.A.R, Apple Scab, powdery mildew, and fireblight here in the Northeast.

Turning Point™ is a tree that does not ripen at the same time. A huge bonus! This tree will have deer looking for its sweet-tasting fruit in October as apples start falling. That dependable attraction will continue well into the winter months. Turning point™ is a tree that has already proven fantastic here in the north. I believe that this tree will prove itself to possibly be one of the best late-season apple trees to hit the south that has ever come along. I could write on and on about this tree, but it’s easier for me to show you a video. Click Here to see the video.

Turning Point™ has readily seen temperatures of  -35 degrees, making it well suited for Northern Climates  With all of its great qualities, Turning Point™ is an essential Mid and late-season apple tree for providing a substantial food source for all wildlife, especially deer, even into the winter months  Turning point™ apple will have a mature height of 20’+ Suitable for plant hardiness zones 4-7

Turning Point™ Crabapple

Turning point™ apple tree comes from Whitetail enthusiast the late David Whalen of Northern New York. There are more than 3,000 wild apple trees growing on his property! Out of those 3,000, only a few have been propagated for wildlife. Turning Point™ is that special that it is 1 out of 3,000. This apple tree is simply a substantial late-season apple tree for deer. The tree is annually productive with a consistent production of late-season apples with excellent disease resistance. I like that the Turning Point™ apple tree gives me a substantial drop during a pivotal point in buck movement in November.

Turning Point™ is a tree that ripens unevenly. This Tree will have deer looking for its sweet-tasting fruit beginning in October as a few apples start falling, and that dependable attraction will continue well into the winter months. Turning point™ is a tree that has already proven fantastic here in the north. Yet while needing time to prove it, I believe that this Tree will prove itself to possibly be one of the best late-season apple trees to hit the south that has ever come along.

Turning point™ is a grafted apple tree that produces heavy crops of large 2″ crabapples that hold well to the Tree and drop from October well on through winter. This crabapple is not only a heavy bearing an annual producing apple but shows strong resistance to C.A.R, Apple Scab, powdery mildew, and fireblight here in the Northeast.

Turning Point™ has readily seen temperatures of  -35 degrees, making it well suited for Northern Climates. With all of its great qualities, Turning Point™ is an essential late-season apple tree for providing a substantial food source for all wildlife, especially deer during the brutal winter months. Turning point™ crabapple will have a mature height of 20’+. Plant Hardiness Zone 4-7

ROOTSTOCK FOR TURNING POINT™ CRABAPPLE

This grafted tree is attached to a standard, cold hardy, and vigorous root. This rootstock is an excellent choice for wildlife trees because it produces a full-size 20′ to 30′ tree. Producing a full-size tree for wildlife means much more fruit on a given tree. A full-size root also extends the life of your tree as it does not restrict the growth.

This rootstock develops deep roots, making it exceptionally well anchored. Therefore, it is also highly drought-tolerant. These roots penetrate well into the subsoil, pulling up lost nutrients. Therefore, this rootstock is an excellent all-around rootstock for wildlife plantings. Turning Point™ crabapple is very precocious, with many trees producing quickly even when grafted onto a standard root.

POLLINATION FOR TURNING POINT™ CRABAPPLE

Plant at least one apple, apple crab, or crabapple variety near each other for pollination. Chestnut crab and Dolgo would both be excellent pollination partners.

You want to plant different named trees within the apple family for pollination. Therefore, you need to mix the names of the grafted trees when planting, as trees with the same name are genetically identical and, most times, do not pollinate each other.

Picture that bee leaving one tree and hitting the next one. You want that bee to land on a tree blossom with a different name. Trees in the apple family flower over about 14 days, with each tree blooming for around 7 to 10 days. Turning Point™ Crabapple blooms late season, therefore providing plenty of pollination to mid and late-season trees and receiving plenty.

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR TURNING POINT™ CRABAPPLE

Plant all apples and crabapples in moist, well-drained soil with a pH between 5.8 and 7. This soil should have adequate nutrient levels for optimal growth and fruit production.

If you have not completed a soil test, click here to improve your soil. Many products can supply your tree with the two most essential nutrients: phosphorus and potassium. However, adjust these nutrients when planting your tree or the prior year, as the soil two feet into the earth has never had any amendments, and these two nutrients are not very mobile.

Per a soil test, if your soil pH is lower than recommended, you can adjust it by mixing a few handfuls of pelletized lime into your soil when planting.

Turning Point™ crabapple requires 6 hours of sunlight for growth and fruit production. Space trees 20′ apart and use at least 5′ cages to protect your trees. This process will ensure your deer eat your fruit in a few years, not your trees this year.

We also recommend wrapping an aluminum window screen around the base of your tree, using a 2’x 2′ breathable weed mat, and adding 10 gallons of stone to that weed mat.